Snapshot: police spending, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Oct. 17, 2013
The map and chart show police spending, as a percent of general fund expenditures. Communities spending more tend to be in the eastern and central parts of the state. The data, from the Department of Revenue, is for fiscal 2012.
| ABINGTON | 6.6 | 130 |
| ABINGTON | 6.6 | 130 |
| ACTON | 4.3 | 272 |
| ACUSHNET | 6.8 | 113 |
| ADAMS | 9.7 | 19 |
| AGAWAM | 5.8 | 189 |
| ALFORD | 2.8 | 302 |
| AMESBURY | 6.6 | 130 |
| AMHERST | 6.7 | 122 |
| ANDOVER | 5.6 | 212 |
| AQUINNAH | 15.1 | 1 |
| ARLINGTON | 5.8 | 189 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 6.8 | 113 |
| ASHBY | 12.3 | 4 |
| ASHFIELD | 2.8 | 302 |
| ASHLAND | 6 | 178 |
| ATHOL | 9.5 | 23 |
| ATTLEBORO | 6.8 | 113 |
| AUBURN | 8.6 | 48 |
| AVON | 10.2 | 13 |
| AYER | 8.4 | 58 |
| BARNSTABLE | 8.9 | 39 |
| BARRE | 5.5 | 217 |
| BECKET | 4.1 | 278 |
| BEDFORD | 4.6 | 263 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 4.3 | 272 |
| BELLINGHAM | 6.6 | 130 |
| BELMONT | 6.6 | 130 |
| BERKLEY | 4.1 | 278 |
| BERLIN | 7.4 | 88 |
| BERNARDSTON | 5.7 | 200 |
| BEVERLY | 7.8 | 73 |
| BILLERICA | 5.8 | 189 |
| BLACKSTONE | 7.3 | 92 |
| BLANDFORD | 1.3 | 321 |
| BOLTON | 4.7 | 257 |
| BOSTON | 12.4 | 3 |
| BOURNE | 7.3 | 92 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 6.9 | 112 |
| BOXFORD | 4.8 | 252 |
| BOYLSTON | 7.9 | 69 |
| BRAINTREE | 8.2 | 62 |
| BREWSTER | 5.9 | 182 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 7.2 | 101 |
| BRIMFIELD | 1.9 | 312 |
| BROCKTON | 6.8 | 113 |
| BROOKFIELD | 4.8 | 252 |
| BROOKLINE | 7.3 | 92 |
| BUCKLAND | 4.6 | 263 |
| BURLINGTON | 7 | 109 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 7.7 | 78 |
| CANTON | 6.4 | 147 |
| CARLISLE | 5.4 | 220 |
| CARVER | 5.8 | 189 |
| CHARLEMONT | 2.8 | 302 |
| CHARLTON | 10 | 16 |
| CHATHAM | 5.9 | 182 |
| CHELMSFORD | 5.5 | 217 |
| CHELSEA | 7.3 | 92 |
| CHESHIRE | 1.7 | 314 |
| CHESTER | 1.7 | 314 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 1.5 | 316 |
| CHICOPEE | 6.7 | 122 |
| CHILMARK | NA | NA |
| CLARKSBURG | 2.5 | 308 |
| CLINTON | 7.4 | 88 |
| COHASSET | 5.7 | 200 |
| COLRAIN | 2.6 | 306 |
| Community | Police percent spent of general expenditures 2012 | Rank |
| CONCORD | 5.4 | 220 |
| CONWAY | 2.3 | 310 |
| CUMMINGTON | 1.2 | 323 |
| DALTON | 6.7 | 122 |
| DANVERS | 7.3 | 92 |
| DARTMOUTH | 8.6 | 48 |
| DEDHAM | NA | NA |
| DEERFIELD | 6.1 | 172 |
| DENNIS | 9.8 | 18 |
| DIGHTON | 6.8 | 113 |
| DOUGLAS | 6.3 | 157 |
| DOVER | 6.4 | 147 |
| DRACUT | 6.2 | 164 |
| DUDLEY | 9.7 | 19 |
| DUNSTABLE | 11.5 | 7 |
| DUXBURY | 6.7 | 122 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 5.2 | 230 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 7.7 | 78 |
| EASTHAM | 8.6 | 48 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 6.5 | 139 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 4.3 | 272 |
| EASTON | 6.1 | 172 |
| EDGARTOWN | 8.6 | 48 |
| EGREMONT | 8.9 | 39 |
| ERVING | 3.8 | 285 |
| ESSEX | 8.4 | 58 |
| EVERETT | 7.1 | 103 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 7.6 | 84 |
| FALL RIVER | 9.2 | 32 |
| FALMOUTH | 4.9 | 247 |
| FITCHBURG | 7.1 | 103 |
| FLORIDA | 0.1 | 333 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 5.5 | 217 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 5.9 | 182 |
| FRANKLIN | 4.6 | 263 |
| FREETOWN | 9.7 | 19 |
| GARDNER | 5.9 | 182 |
| GEORGETOWN | 6.5 | 139 |
| GILL | 6.3 | 157 |
| GLOUCESTER | 6.2 | 164 |
| GOSHEN | 2.9 | 300 |
| GOSNOLD | NA | NA |
| GRAFTON | 4.3 | 272 |
| GRANBY | 5.2 | 230 |
| GRANVILLE | 2.6 | 306 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 7.5 | 86 |
| GREENFIELD | 6.5 | 139 |
| GROTON | 6.1 | 172 |
| GROVELAND | 9.3 | 26 |
| HADLEY | 7.8 | 73 |
| HALIFAX | 6.3 | 157 |
| HAMILTON | 5.8 | 189 |
| HAMPDEN | 10.8 | 9 |
| HANCOCK | 0.2 | 332 |
| HANOVER | 5.7 | 200 |
| HANSON | 9.3 | 26 |
| HARDWICK | 8.1 | 64 |
| HARVARD | 5.1 | 236 |
| HARWICH | 6.1 | 172 |
| HATFIELD | NA | NA |
| HAVERHILL | 6.4 | 147 |
| HAWLEY | 0.1 | 333 |
| HEATH | 1 | 327 |
| HINGHAM | 5.8 | 189 |
| HINSDALE | NA | NA |
| HOLBROOK | 6.7 | 122 |
| HOLDEN | 5.6 | 212 |
| HOLLAND | 2.9 | 300 |
| HOLLISTON | 4.9 | 247 |
| HOLYOKE | 8.8 | 43 |
| HOPEDALE | 5.8 | 189 |
| HOPKINTON | 4.1 | 278 |
| HUBBARDSTON | NA | NA |
| HUDSON | 5.2 | 230 |
| HULL | 8.5 | 54 |
| HUNTINGTON | 2.8 | 302 |
| IPSWICH | 6 | 178 |
| KINGSTON | 7.6 | 84 |
| LAKEVILLE | 6.2 | 164 |
| LANCASTER | 5.6 | 212 |
| LANESBOROUGH | 6.6 | 130 |
| LAWRENCE | 5.1 | 236 |
| LEE | 5.9 | 182 |
| LEICESTER | 6.4 | 147 |
| LENOX | 4.9 | 247 |
| LEOMINSTER | 6.8 | 113 |
| LEVERETT | 3.5 | 293 |
| LEXINGTON | 4.7 | 257 |
| LEYDEN | 2 | 311 |
| LINCOLN | 5.1 | 236 |
| LITTLETON | 4.1 | 278 |
| LONGMEADOW | 5.4 | 220 |
| LOWELL | 8.5 | 54 |
| LUDLOW | 5.7 | 200 |
| LUNENBURG | 5 | 245 |
| LYNN | 6.6 | 130 |
| LYNNFIELD | 5.8 | 189 |
| MALDEN | 8 | 67 |
| MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | 6.5 | 139 |
| MANSFIELD | 4.5 | 267 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 5 | 245 |
| MARION | 8.5 | 54 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 7 | 109 |
| MARSHFIELD | 5.7 | 200 |
| MASHPEE | 7.7 | 78 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 7.8 | 73 |
| MAYNARD | 6.5 | 139 |
| MEDFIELD | 4.7 | 257 |
| MEDFORD | NA | NA |
| MEDWAY | 5.2 | 230 |
| MELROSE | 4.9 | 247 |
| MENDON | 8.8 | 43 |
| MERRIMAC | 6.8 | 113 |
| METHUEN | 7.7 | 78 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 5.8 | 189 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 1.2 | 323 |
| MIDDLETON | 5.4 | 220 |
| MILFORD | 6.4 | 147 |
| MILLBURY | 5.7 | 200 |
| MILLIS | 6.7 | 122 |
| MILLVILLE | 8.5 | 54 |
| MILTON | 8.6 | 48 |
| MONROE | NA | NA |
| MONSON | 3 | 299 |
| MONTAGUE | 9.1 | 33 |
| MONTEREY | 5.7 | 200 |
| MONTGOMERY | NA | NA |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | NA | NA |
| NAHANT | 12.9 | 2 |
| NANTUCKET | 8.2 | 62 |
| NATICK | 5.3 | 227 |
| NEEDHAM | 4.5 | 267 |
| NEW ASHFORD | NA | NA |
| NEW BEDFORD | 9.7 | 19 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 5.1 | 236 |
| NEWBURY | 6.3 | 157 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 6.1 | 172 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | 2.4 | 309 |
| NEW SALEM | 3.7 | 289 |
| NEWTON | 6 | 178 |
| NORFOLK | 5.8 | 189 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 4.7 | 257 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 6.7 | 122 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 6 | 178 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 5.6 | 212 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 4.8 | 252 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 4 | 283 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 3.8 | 285 |
| NORTHFIELD | 4.1 | 278 |
| NORTH READING | 7 | 109 |
| NORTON | 5.1 | 236 |
| NORWELL | 5.2 | 230 |
| NORWOOD | 5.8 | 189 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 7.5 | 86 |
| OAKHAM | 6.5 | 139 |
| ORANGE | 5.1 | 236 |
| ORLEANS | 9.5 | 23 |
| OTIS | 1.4 | 319 |
| OXFORD | 5.6 | 212 |
| PALMER | 5.9 | 182 |
| PAXTON | 8.3 | 61 |
| PEABODY | 7.7 | 78 |
| PELHAM | 3.8 | 285 |
| PEMBROKE | 5.7 | 200 |
| PEPPERELL | 9 | 37 |
| PERU | 3.3 | 297 |
| PETERSHAM | 5.3 | 227 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 7.8 | 73 |
| PITTSFIELD | 6.6 | 130 |
| PLAINFIELD | 1 | 327 |
| PLAINVILLE | 3.7 | 289 |
| PLYMOUTH | 6.4 | 147 |
| PLYMPTON | 9.4 | 25 |
| PRINCETON | 8.7 | 46 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 10.5 | 11 |
| QUINCY | 9.3 | 26 |
| RANDOLPH | 7.1 | 103 |
| RAYNHAM | 12.1 | 5 |
| READING | 4.3 | 272 |
| REHOBOTH | 11 | 8 |
| REVERE | 7.4 | 88 |
| RICHMOND | 0.1 | 333 |
| ROCHESTER | 5.4 | 220 |
| ROCKLAND | 7.1 | 103 |
| ROCKPORT | 6.4 | 147 |
| ROWE | 0.9 | 330 |
| ROWLEY | 8.9 | 39 |
| ROYALSTON | 4.7 | 257 |
| RUSSELL | 1 | 327 |
| RUTLAND | 4.4 | 270 |
| SALEM | 7.1 | 103 |
| SALISBURY | 10.2 | 13 |
| SANDISFIELD | 1.9 | 312 |
| SANDWICH | 5.4 | 220 |
| SAUGUS | 7.7 | 78 |
| SAVOY | 0.4 | 331 |
| SCITUATE | 6.2 | 164 |
| SEEKONK | 7.2 | 101 |
| SHARON | 5.3 | 227 |
| SHEFFIELD | 5.1 | 236 |
| SHELBURNE | 6.2 | 164 |
| SHERBORN | 6.2 | 164 |
| SHIRLEY | 7.4 | 88 |
| SHREWSBURY | 4.5 | 267 |
| SHUTESBURY | 3.5 | 293 |
| SOMERSET | 5.1 | 236 |
| SOMERVILLE | 8 | 67 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 5.7 | 200 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 3.8 | 285 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 6.3 | 157 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 6.3 | 157 |
| SOUTHWICK | 8.8 | 43 |
| SPENCER | 11.6 | 6 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 7.3 | 92 |
| STERLING | NA | NA |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 7.8 | 73 |
| STONEHAM | 5.4 | 220 |
| STOUGHTON | 7.3 | 92 |
| STOW | 5.7 | 200 |
| STURBRIDGE | 6.8 | 113 |
| SUDBURY | 3.5 | 293 |
| SUNDERLAND | 4.8 | 252 |
| SUTTON | 5.7 | 200 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 6.7 | 122 |
| SWANSEA | 9.3 | 26 |
| TAUNTON | 7.3 | 92 |
| TEMPLETON | NA | NA |
| TEWKSBURY | 6.4 | 147 |
| TISBURY | 6.6 | 130 |
| TOLLAND | NA | NA |
| TOPSFIELD | 5.1 | 236 |
| TOWNSEND | 7.9 | 69 |
| TRURO | 10 | 16 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 8.1 | 64 |
| TYRINGHAM | 5.9 | 182 |
| UPTON | 9.1 | 33 |
| UXBRIDGE | 4.7 | 257 |
| WAKEFIELD | 6.3 | 157 |
| WALES | 1.4 | 319 |
| WALPOLE | 6.1 | 172 |
| WALTHAM | 9.1 | 33 |
| WARE | 6.2 | 164 |
| WAREHAM | 10.3 | 12 |
| WARREN | 8.9 | 39 |
| WARWICK | 1.5 | 316 |
| WASHINGTON | 1.1 | 326 |
| WATERTOWN | 7.9 | 69 |
| WAYLAND | 3.7 | 289 |
| WEBSTER | NA | NA |
| WELLESLEY | 4.6 | 263 |
| WELLFLEET | 9.3 | 26 |
| WENDELL | 1.3 | 321 |
| WENHAM | 7.3 | 92 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 3.4 | 296 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 6.2 | 164 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 9.1 | 33 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 9 | 37 |
| WESTFIELD | 6.5 | 139 |
| WESTFORD | 5.2 | 230 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 1.2 | 323 |
| WESTMINSTER | 8.4 | 58 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 7.1 | 103 |
| WESTON | 4.2 | 277 |
| WESTPORT | 8.1 | 64 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 8.7 | 46 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 4 | 283 |
| WEST TISBURY | 6.6 | 130 |
| WESTWOOD | 4.8 | 252 |
| WEYMOUTH | 8.6 | 48 |
| WHATELY | 3.3 | 297 |
| WHITMAN | 10.7 | 10 |
| WILBRAHAM | 6.5 | 139 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 3.7 | 289 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 6.4 | 147 |
| WILMINGTON | 6.4 | 147 |
| WINCHENDON | 4.4 | 270 |
| WINCHESTER | 4.9 | 247 |
| WINDSOR | 1.5 | 316 |
| WINTHROP | 6.8 | 113 |
| WOBURN | 7.9 | 69 |
| WORCESTER | 9.3 | 26 |
| WORTHINGTON | NA | NA |
| WRENTHAM | 5.7 | 200 |
| YARMOUTH | 10.2 | 13 |